82 Our Baby Boy's Birth Story

Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew

Shawn Johnson + Andrew East

Society & Culture

5 • 39.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Shawn and Andrew give the FULL story on the birth of their son, Jett James East. All the juicy details from, breastfeeding, Drew's reaction to becoming a big sister, Shawn's thoughts on VBAC, deciding on a name, advice for first-time parents, and adjusting to being a family of four! Here are a few topics that we cover: 0:00 introduction 3:00 emotions leading up to the birth 14:05 medications and surgery prep 17:59 jett's birth 22:50 post-surgery side effects 28:47 comparing births with drew and jett 30:14 the post birth support and set-up 32:27 drew gets sick 35:03 deciding on jett’s name 37:22 postpartum differences with drew and jett 40:55 what drew calls him 41:18 the breastfeeding journey 42:50 how andrew stayed calm 44:06 how drew has adapted 45:17 how to know if you’re ready for kids 47:17 advice for first-time parents 48:45 the transition with two kids under two 49:34 shawn’s thoughts on not doing a VBAC 50:55 how nash is adapting to jett 51:40 shoutouts The East Fam YouTube Channel here ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ15Zl-v8-ghTgEOTpxHdGw ANDD....WE ARE GOING ON TOUR!! Check out the link below to see if we are coming to a city near you in 2022! Click here to get your tickets now ▶ https://www.couplethingspod.com/ We are sponsored by these companies that we love. Check them out below: SlingTV ▶ Go to SlingTV.com/EASTFAM to sign up now and get your first month for just $10! Athletic Greens ▶ Visit athleticgreens.com/EASTFAM and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Best Fiends ▶ Download Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. If you haven’t yet, please rate Couple Things and subscribe to hear more. Follow us on Instagram to keep the conversation going at https://www.instagram.com/couplething... And if you have suggestions/recommendations for the show, send us your ideas in a video format – we might just choose yours! Email us at [email protected]. Subscribe for more! http://bit.ly/3rnOdNo Follow My Instagram ▶ http://www.instagram.com/ShawnJohnson Like the Facebook page! ▶ http://www.facebook.com/ShawnJohnson Follow My Twitter ▶ http://www.twitter.com/ShawnJohnson Snapchat! ▶ @ShawneyJ Follow AndrewsTwitter ▶ http://www.twitter.com/AndrewDEast Follow My Instagram ▶ http://www.instagram.com/AndrewDEast Like the Facebook page! ▶ http://www.facebook.com/AndrewDEast Snapchat! ▶ @AndrewDEastSubscribe for more! http://bit.ly/3rnOdNo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I had so much fear with a C-section and surgery just because it's surgery and it's scary and there's so many things that can happen.
0:06.6	But I remember as soon as I heard him cry, it was just like my heart.
0:10.1	Uh, I just felt like I could breathe again.
0:18.3	Oh, we are live.
0:19.2	Oh, gosh.
0:19.8	We haven't live this all time.
0:20.7	We have been live.
0:21.7	Okay.
0:23.6	Hello everybody.
0:25.2	Welcome back to a couple things.
0:26.7	With Sean and Andrew.
0:27.7	Podcasts all about couples and the things they go through.
0:31.0	Um, sorry for that awkward intro where we're just hitting their silent
0:34.6	throw in it.
0:35.9	We have taken the last eight weeks off pretty much.
0:38.5	And we've never been good at live streams.
0:40.4	But here we are.
0:41.1	Never.
0:41.3	Give it another try.
0:42.2	I only could ever started a live stream properly.
0:44.1	Are you blaming me?
0:45.1	No.
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